Current Program Statutes
Statutory authorization for the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development and its programs is primarily found in Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, §127000 et seq.

Current Program Regulations
Most OSHPD program regulations are found in Division 7 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), commencing with §90001. Building standards are found in Title 24.

Proposal to Transfer Workforce Education and Training programs to OSHPD

The Governor's Budget proposes to transfer $12.255 million in budget authority in FY 2012-13 for the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Workforce Education and Training (WET) Program from the Department of Mental Health to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. The $12.255 million includes $12.15 million for programs and $105,000 for one staff and operating expenses associated with administering the WET program.

The $12.15 million in budget authority being transferred includes:

Contracts with 11 Institutions to Provide Stipends to Students in Mental Health Programs

Contracts with three Psychiatric Residency Programs

Contract with Statewide Technical Assistance Center

Contracts with Regional Partnerships

Development of WET Five-Year Plan

Contracts for the stipend programs, psychiatric residency programs, statewide technical assistance center and regional partnerships are multi-year, have varying end dates and are funded through an annual appropriation.